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Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. Spring Photo. Image ID: 19693 Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Cholla cactus, brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Spring Picture. Image ID: 10975 Species: Opuntia, Encelia farinosa, Fouquieria splendens Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. Stock Photography of Spring. Image ID: 12450 Location: Temple of Sinawava, Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, with a rainbow appearing in the spray of the falls, viewed from the Mist Trail. Photograph of Spring. Image ID: 12634 Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Grand Prismatic Spring (left) and Excelsior Geyser (right). Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. Spring Photos. Image ID: 13571 Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	A Florida manatee, or West Indian Manatee, swims slowly through the clear waters of Crystal River. Spring Image. Image ID: 02696 Species: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA

Yosemite Falls at peak flow in late spring, viewed from Cooks Meadow. Professional stock photos of Spring. Image ID: 12631 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Yosemite Falls and star trails, night sky time exposure of Yosemite Falls waterfall in full spring flow, with star trails arcing through the night sky. Pictures of Spring. Image ID: 26853 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Sol Duc Falls. Sol Duc Falls is one of the largest and most beautiful waterfalls in Olympic National Park, seen here from a bridge that crosses the canyon just below the falls. Surrounding the falls is an old-growth forest of hemlocks and douglas firs, some of which are three hundred years in age. Spring Photo. Image ID: 13747 Location: Sol Duc Springs, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA

Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded meadow. The Merced River floods its banks in spring, forming beautiful reflections of Yosemite Falls. Spring Picture. Image ID: 26887 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA Pano dimensions: 5256 x 11469

Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world. Yosemite Valley. Stock Photography of Spring. Image ID: 16066 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. Photograph of Spring. Image ID: 16114 Location: Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Yosemite Falls (upper, middle and lower sections) at peak flow, spring, Yosemite Valley. Spring Photos. Image ID: 16134 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Yosemite Falls is reflected in a springtime pool in flooded Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley. Spring Image. Image ID: 16135 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. Professional stock photos of Spring. Image ID: 16160 Location: Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Brown bear female sow in sedge meadow, with her three spring cubs hidden by the deep grass next to her. These cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. Pictures of Spring. Image ID: 19154 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA

Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. Spring Photo. Image ID: 19698 Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. Spring Picture. Image ID: 19721 Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Yosemite Falls by moonlight, reflected in a springtime pool in Cooks Meadow. A lunar rainbow (moonbow) can be seen above the lower section of Yosemite Falls. Star trails appear in the night sky. Yosemite Valley. Stock Photography of Spring. Image ID: 16093 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Brittlebush at sunrise, dawn, springtime bloom, Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Photograph of Spring. Image ID: 24301 Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Brittlebush blooms in spring, Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Spring Photos. Image ID: 24304 Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Two Florida manatees, or West Indian Manatees, swim together in the clear waters of Crystal River. Florida manatees are endangered. Spring Image. Image ID: 02628 Species: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA

Two Florida manatees, or West Indian Manatees, swim together in the clear waters of Crystal River. Florida manatees are endangered. Professional stock photos of Spring. Image ID: 02629 Species: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA	A Florida manatee, or West Indian Manatee, hovers in the clear waters of Crystal River. Pictures of Spring. Image ID: 02653 Species: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA	A Florida manatee, or West Indian Manatee, hovers in the clear waters of Crystal River. Spring Photo. Image ID: 02654 Species: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA

Three Sisters Springs depicted in an underwater landscape with sand, clear water and trees. Spring Picture. Image ID: 02673 Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA	Mangrove snapper schooling in the clear waters of Crystal River, with trees in the background. Stock Photography of Spring. Image ID: 02688 Species: Mangrove snapper, Lutjanus griseus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA	Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. Photograph of Spring. Image ID: 19718 Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Cathedral Rocks at sunrise, reflected in a spring meadow flooded by the Merced River. Spring Photos. Image ID: 26856 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. Spring Image. Image ID: 26878 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA